Forbes visited Jack White’s Third Man Records vinyl pressing plant in Detroit, Michigan to find out exactly what goes into the creation of a vinyl record; from cutting and pressing to making sure they sound great.
Hayley Kiyoko Announces “The Panorama Tour”
Celebrating her critically acclaimed sophomore album, PANORAMA, trailblazing pop star Hayley Kiyoko will embark on The PANORAMA Tour this spring. Produced by Live Nation, the global headline run kicks off overseas on April 5th and travels through June 2nd with 24 North American stops including The Wiltern in Los Angeles on May 16th and Irving Plaza in New York City on May 30th.
Co-written by Hayley and produced by Kiyoko, Danja (Beyoncé, Britney Spears) and Pat Morrisey & Kill Dave, the transformative 12-track album, highlighted by lead singles, “For The Girls,” “Chance” and “Found My Friends,” received rave reviews from The New York Times, FADER, Billboard, SPIN, PAPER, V Magazine, Variety, Entertainment Weekly and more. The trailblazing musician, adoringly called “Lesbian Jesus” by her legion of fans, also graced the cover of Teen Vogue’s Music issue and was declared “Artist Of The Year” by Out Magazine as she covered the esteemed Out100 issue.
Kiyoko has become one of the most celebrated pop artists since releasing her debut album EXPECTATIONS, which — according to Rolling Stone, placed her “at the forefront of an unapologetically queer pop movement.” In #20GAYTEEN, the multi-hyphenate performer was nominated for two VMAs and won “Push Artist Of The Year.” Since her 2015 debut, Hayley has amassed over 1B global streams and over 2.28M YouTube subscribers, accrued over 840M lifetime YouTube views, and sold-out numerous venues across the country and abroad. Lauded as one of “The 21st Century’s Most Influential Women Musicians” by NPR, Hayley inspires her community through nuanced storytelling and lyricism, encouraging hope as her resounding message.
This year, Hayley will debut her first novel, a coming-of-age romance based on her breakthrough hit song and viral video, GIRLS LIKE GIRLS, available for pre-order now and arriving on May 30th.
THE PANORAMA TOUR DATES:
APRIL
5 — Glasgow, UK — Galvanizers SWG3
7 — Manchester, UK — Manchester Academy 2
9 — London, UK — KOKO
11 — Brussels, BE — Ancienne Belgique
13 — Amsterdam, NL — Melkweg Max
15 — Cologne, DE — Carlswerk Victoria
16 — Paris, FR — Élysée Montmartre
18 — Zurich, CH — Komplex 457
20 — Munich, DE — TonHalle
27 — Orlando, FL — House of Blues Orlando
28 — Atlanta, GA — Buckhead Theatre
29 — Raleigh, NC — The Ritz
MAY
1 — Nashville, TN — Marathon Music Works
3 — Detroit, MI — Saint Andrew’s Hall
4 — Chicago, IL — House of Blues Chicago
5 — Minneapolis, MN — Varsity Theater
8 — Denver, CO — Summit
9 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Depot
11 — Seattle, WA — Neptune Theatre
12 — Portland, OR — McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
13 — Vancouver, BC — Commodore Ballroom
15 — San Francisco, CA — The Fillmore
16 — Los Angeles, CA — The Wiltern
18 — Phoenix, AZ — The Van Buren
20 — Austin, TX — Emo’s Austin
21 — Dallas, TX — The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
22 — Houston, TX — House of Blues Houston
25 — Philadelphia, PA — Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia
27 — Toronto, ON — The Danforth Music Hall
28 — Montreal, QC — Théâtre Corona
30 — New York, NY — Irving Plaza
JUNE
1 — Boston, MA — House of Blues Boston
2 — Silver Spring, MD — The Fillmore Silver Spring
Fall Out Boy Announces So Much For (Tour) Dust Across North America
GRAMMY Award-nominated and multi-platinum selling rock band Fall Out Boy is set to hit the road this summer with their 2023 headline tour So Much For (Tour) Dust. The 25+ date North American trek will kick off with a show of epic proportions at Chicago’s famed Wrigley Field on June 21 before continuing through cities like St. Louis, Dallas, Phoenix, Atlanta, Toronto, and concluding in Camden, NJ on August 6.
In addition to Wrigley Field, So Much For (Tour) Dust includes three more stadium stops: BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, Forest Hills Stadium in New York and Fenway Park in Boston. Complete routing is available below.
Fall Out Boy will be joined by Bring Me The Horizon on most dates, as well as Alkaline Trio, New Found Glory, Four Years Strong, The Academy Is…, Royal & The Serpent, Games We Play, Daisy Grenade and Carr on select shows throughout the tour’s run.
Ticket pre-sales for So Much For (Tour) Dust go on sale Thursday, February 2 beginning 10am local time. General tickets will be available for purchase beginning Friday, February 3 at 10am local time. For all dates and details, please visit www.falloutboy.com/tour.
So Much For (Tour) Dust, presented by Live Nation, is in support of Fall Out Boy’s forthcoming new album So Much (For) Stardust, which arrives March 24, 2023 on Fueled By Ramen/Elektra/DCD2 Records. The record was produced by Neal Avron. Pre-order So Much (For) Stardust here.
Last Wednesday, the band returned to their roots for a surprise homecoming show at Chicago’s legendary 1,000-capacity Metro – announced only two days prior, the show immediately sold out. Just down the street from Wrigley Field, the band first played the venue in September 2002, a pivotal gig that FOB’s Patrick Stump jokingly called back to for the packed crowd two decades later: “Twenty years ago, I told my mom I was going to take a semester off [college] because we were headlining Metro and I wanted to see how that would work out.” FOB’s Pete Wentz expressed the band’s enduring relationship with the venue: “Walking up those stairs is the closest thing this band will have to church.”
Variety hailed the night as a “triumphant hometown show,” noting that “there are concerts, and there are events, and a hometown show in Chicago from [Fall Out Boy] is definitely in the latter category.” Over the course of the night, the band ripped through a mix of their biggest hits and deepest cuts, with Illinois Entertainer praising the set as “taking full advantage of both the intimate venue and the loyal hometown crowd to deliver a once-in-a-decade event.”
The show also featured the live public debut of both “Love From The Other Side” (listen here) and “Heartbreak Feels So Good” (listen here), two tracks from the new album and the latter of which was released the morning of the show. The Chicago Sun-Times lauded the two tracks, noting the new material “takes all they’ve learned and accomplished the past 20 years and combines it with their unflinching roots for an ultimate glow-up.”
Prior to the show, the city was enveloped with teasing signage across city buildings and stations along the ‘L.” Foreshadowing the impending tour announcement, the marquees at Metro and Wrigley both featured curiously complimentary nods to the 1989 film Field of Dreams.
Fall Out Boy first hit the stage in 2023 with a dynamic set at iHeartRadio ALTer EGO in Los Angeles, CA on January 14, just days after officially revealing the release date for “Love From The Other Side.”
Fall Out Boy most recently co-headlined THE HELLA MEGA TOUR in July 2021 alongside Green Day & Weezer, playing live in front of over 1 million fans on a sold-out global stadium tour. The U.S. leg included numerous sold-out stadium gigs – including renowned venues like Wrigley Field, Boston’s Fenway Park and Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium. Critical and fan acclaim poured in, with USA Today hailing it “the most stacked line-up of any rock tour in 2021,” Billboard noting that each night was “serving up a buffet of hits in front of one of the largest concert crowds,” and Rolling Stone calling it “wildly entertaining.” The tour was nominated for both Major Tour of the Year and Best Rock Tour at the Pollstar Awards in 2021. The international leg of the tour took place throughout the summer of 2022.
So Much (For) Stardust is Fall Out Boy’s eighth studio album and first since 2018’s M A N I A, which garnered a GRAMMY nomination for Best Rock Album and marked their third consecutive and fourth overall #1 album.
Fall Out Boy – So Much For (Tour) Dust | 2023 North American Dates
≠ Non-Live Nation date
*Alkaline Trio as direct support; all other dates feature Bring Me The Horizon as direct support
| Date | City | Venue |
| Wednesday, June 21* | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field |
| Friday, June 23* | Maryland Heights, MO | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre |
| Saturday, June 24≠* | Bonner Springs, KS | Azura Amphitheater |
| Tuesday, June 27 | The Woodlands, TX | The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
| Wednesday, June 28 | Dallas, TX | Dos Equis Pavilion |
| Friday, June 30 | Phoenix, AZ | Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre |
| Saturday, July 1 | Chula Vista, CA | North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre |
| Sunday, July 2 | Los Angeles, CA | BMO Stadium |
| Wednesday, July 5 | Mountain View, CA | Shoreline Amphitheatre |
| Friday, July 7 | Salt Lake City, UT | USANA Amphitheatre |
| Sunday, July 9≠ | Englewood, CO | Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre |
| Tuesday, July 11 | Rogers, AR | Walmart AMP |
| Thursday, July 13 | Somerset, WI | Somerset Amphitheater |
| Saturday, July 15 | Cincinnati, OH | Riverbend Music Center |
| Sunday, July 16 | Noblesville, IN | Ruoff Music Center |
| Tuesday, July 18 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Blossom Music Center |
| Wednesday, July 19 | Bristow, VA | Jiffy Lube Live |
| Friday, July 21 | Charlotte, NC | PNC Music Pavilion |
| Saturday, July 22 | Virginia Beach, VA | Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater |
| Monday, July 24 | West Palm Beach, FL | iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre |
| Tuesday, July 25 | Tampa, FL | MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre |
| Wednesday, July 26 | Atlanta, GA | Lakewood Amphitheater |
| Saturday, July 29 | Clarkston, MI | Pine Knob Music Theatre |
| Sunday, July 30 | Toronto, ON | Budweiser Stage |
| Tuesday, August 1 | Forest Hills, NY | Forest Hills Stadium |
| Wednesday, August 2 | Boston, MA | Fenway Park |
| Friday, August 4 | Darien Center, NY | Darien Lake Amphitheater |
| Saturday, August 5 | Holmdel, NJ | PNC Bank Arts Center |
| Sunday, August 6 | Camden, NJ | Freedom Mortgage Pavilion |
Death Cab For Cutie Announce Asphalt Meadows (Acoustic) Out March 10
8x GRAMMY Award-nominated rock band Death Cab for Cutie has announced Asphalt Meadows (Acoustic), a new, stripped-down take on their critically acclaimed 10th studio album ‘Asphalt Meadows,’ originally released this past September. Co-produced by Andy Park (Pedro the Lion, Joseph, Noah Gunderson) and Death Cab for Cutie, the 12-track acoustic LP is due out March 10th.
Alongside the announcement, the band has released the first pair of tracks off the forthcoming album: a rework of standout album track “Pepper” as well as a moving cover of “The Plan” – released in tribute to the late Mimi Parker, their close friend and drummer for the iconic band Low.
Of the cover, lead vocalist and guitarist Ben Gibbard shares: “I first saw Low in 1994 opening for Sunny Day Real Estate at the OK Hotel in Seattle. Since then, they’ve been one of the most influential and important bands of my life. It was the fulfillment of my teenage self’s indie rock dream when our bands became friends while on tour together in 2012. We were incredibly saddened by Mimi’s passing this past November. She was an incredible artist and an even better human being. We believe the best way to remember the musicians we lose is to play their songs. ‘The Plan’ has always been one of our favorite Low songs and is presented here in tribute to Mimi.”
Earlier this month, the five-piece shared the stunning lyric video for the original studio version of “Pepper” (watch here), directed by frequent visual collaborator Juliet Bryant (Justin Vernon, Japanese Breakfast, Laura Jane Grace).
Upon debuting at radio earlier this month, the track became the most added song at both the Alternative and Triple A formats. Since then, it has quickly ascended to #13 at Triple A and #21 at Alternative radio and continues to rise.
In addition to the acoustic album, Gibbard also recently wrote and recorded the original theme song for Apple TV+’s newest comedy series, ‘Shrinking,’ which premiered last Friday. Performed by Gibbard and co-written with award-winning composer Tom Howe, “Frightening Fishes (Main Title Theme)” (listen here) will score each episode’s opening credits. ‘Shrinking’ stars Jason Segel and Harrison Ford, and was created by Bill Lawrence (Ted Lasso, Scrubs).
Death Cab for Cutie is currently in the midst of the second leg of their Asphalt Meadows headline tour, with a Jan/Feb run of US dates culminating in a sold-out show at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium on Valentine’s Day.
On March 5th, the tour’s UK/EU run will begin in Copenhagen and include stops in Berlin, Amsterdam, Dublin, and London, among many other cities. The tour’s third North American leg will commence May 31st in Indianapolis.
The band will continue to spend much of 2023 on the road, traversing the US this fall on their highly-anticipated co-headline tour with The Postal Service, celebrating the 20th anniversaries of each band’s seminal 2003 record – Transatlanticism and Give Up, respectively [full routing for all upcoming dates enclosed below].
Having been named one of GQ’s “12 Pop Culture Releases” the publication is “Most Looking Forward to in 2023” and of the “23 concerts and albums” the Los Angeles Times is “most excited for,” the tour is now almost entirely sold-out. Numerous shows were added to meet popular demand, including a second sold-out night at New York’s Madison Square Garden and two additional nights at LA’s Hollywood Bowl.
ASPHALT MEADOWS (ACOUSTIC) – TRACKLIST:
I Don’t Know How I Survive (Acoustic)
Roman Candles (Acoustic)
Asphalt Meadows (Acoustic)
Rand McNally (Acoustic)
Here to Forever (Acoustic)
Foxglove Through The Clearcut (Acoustic)
Pepper (Acoustic)
I Miss Strangers (Acoustic)
Wheat Like Waves (Acoustic)
Fragments From the Decade (Acoustic)
I’ll Never Give Up On You (Acoustic)
The Plan
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE | 2023 ASPHALT MEADOWS HEADLINE TOUR DATES
JANUARY
31 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live & – SOLD OUT
FEBRUARY
2 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live & – SOLD OUT
3 – New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theater & – LOW TICKETS
4 – Little Rock, AR – The Hall & – SOLD OUT
6 – Kansas City, MO – Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland & – SOLD OUT
7 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom & – SOLD OUT
9 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theater & – SOLD OUT
10 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theater & – SOLD OUT
11 – Dallas, TX – The Factory Deep Ellum & – LOW TICKETS
13 – Knoxville, TN – The Mill & Mine & – SOLD OUT
14 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium & – SOLD OUT
MARCH
5 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Den Grå Hal *
6 – Stockholm, Sweden – Filadelfia *
7 – Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene *
9 – Berlin, Germany – Columbiahalle *
10 – Tilburg, Netherlands – 013 *
11 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso * – SOLD OUT
12 – Cologne, Germany – E-Werk *
14 – Antwerp, Belgium – De Roma *
15 – Luxembourg, Luxembourg – Den Atelier *
16 – Paris, France – Salle Pleyel *
18 – Nottingham, United Kingdom – Rock City *
19 – Dublin, Ireland – Bord Gáis Energy Theatre *
21 – Birmingham, United Kingdom – O2 Institute *
22 – Edinburgh, United Kingdom – Usher Hall *
23 – Glasgow, United Kingdom – Barrowland *
25 – Manchester, United Kingdom – O2 Apollo *
27 – Brighton, United Kingdom – Dome *
28 – London, UK – Roundhouse *
29 – London, United Kingdom – Royal Albert Hall * – LOW TICKETS
MAY
31 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park ^
JUNE
2 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall ^ – LOW TICKETS
3 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall ^ – LOW TICKETS
4 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre ^ – SOLD OUT
6 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater ^
7 – Omaha, NE – The Admiral ^ – SOLD OUT
9 – Salt Lake City, UT – Venue TBA ^
10 – Missoula, MT – KettleHouse Amphitheater ^
12 – Calgary, AB – Grey Eagle Resort and Casino – Grey Eagle Event Centre ^ – SOLD OUT
14 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom – SOLD OU
15 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom – SOLD OUT
16 – Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheatre ^ – SOLD OUT
17 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater ^
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE x THE POSTAL SERVICE | 2023 CO-HEADLINE TOUR DATES
SEPTEMBER
5 – Washington, DC – The Anthem # – SOLD OUT
6 – Washington, DC – The Anthem # – SOLD OUT
8 – Portland, ME – Cross Insurance Arena # – SOLD OUT
9 – Kingston, RI – Ryan Center # – SOLD OUT
10 – New Haven, CT – Westville Music Bowl # – LOW TICKETS
12 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway # – SOLD OUT
13 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway # – SOLD OUT
14 – Washington, DC – Merriweather Post Pavilion # – SOLD OUT
17 – Detroit, MI – Meadow Brook Amphitheater # – SOLD OUT
19 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden # – SOLD OUT
20 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden # – SOLD OUT
21 – Philadelphia, PA – Mann Center for the Performing Arts # – SOLD OUT
24 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory # – SOLD OUT
26 – Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom # – SOLD OUT
27 – Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom # – SOLD OUT
OCTOBER
3 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre # – SOLD OUT
4 – Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels # – SOLD OUT
6 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena # – SOLD OUT
7 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena # – SOLD OUT
9 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre – UC Berkeley # – SOLD OUT
10 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre – UC Berkeley # – SOLD OUT
11 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre – UC Berkeley # – SOLD OUT
13 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl # – SOLD OUT
15 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl # – SOLD OUT
17 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl # – LOW TICKETS
& w/ Special Guest Momma
* w/ Special Guest Slow Pulp
^ w/ Special Guest Lomelda
# Co-Headline 20th Anniversary Tour w/ The Postal Service
Silka Weil Overturns The Bad And Dreams Up The Good In Folk-Pop “Capsized” Single
Most artists fumble the first time they get into a studio. In the case of Montreal singer Silka Weil, and her debut single, “Capsized,” she knocked it out of the park. Maybe that’s because the song dates to her days in her parents’ basement, and “polishing it into a finished piece of work has been like framing an old photograph,” she says. Maybe it’s because Weil has been singing since before she knew how to speak, and has been playing guitar since she was nine years old; she was more than ready for her first closeup. Maybe it’s because the lyrics are deeply personal for her, about using art to unlock one’s inner potential. Which Silka Weil has clearly done here.
Weil, who holds a BFA from Concordia University and a master’s degree in occupational therapy from Queen’s University, is passionate about the healing power of the arts. It’s an important part of her day job in the field of youth mental health. She says writing “Capsized” was “a salve for wounds I didn’t know I had until I gave myself the space to feel them. It finds a gap through negative self-talk to uncover what our deeper impulses point towards. That has always been the beauty of writing for me: discovering the hidden treasures inside ourselves.”
Silka Weil’s folksy pop-rock sound draws inspiration from vintage pop and contemporary artists, with a particular affection for late ’90s women such as Alanis Morissette, PJ Harvey and Dido. A native Montrealer, she has performed around Canada in Banff, Kingston, and Montreal, and abroad in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Her debut EP was produced by Jean-Sebastien Brault-Labbé, who has produced music for Gabrielle Papillon, Samuele, Matt Stern, Vamoise, Barnabé, and the Blue Seeds.
“’Capsized’ is about the threat and promise of allowing ourselves to dream,” says Weil. “It addresses longing in many forms, for a relationship that is doomed to fail, or a future you could only imagine. I always felt there was a kind of grace to the song.”
Halifax Rock Band The Flakes Releases New Single and EP “PINK JETSTREAM”
From the ashes of a band called Glass Atlas would rise the jet-fueled sound of The Flakes, founded in 2017 by guitarist Adam Sweeney and drummer Kyle Merson, they’ve been on a rampage since they hit the scene. In 2018, the band would be accompanied by the electrifying vocals of Tynan Moors, prompting several blazing singles that summer. Bigger shows like the Mount Funky music festival raised their notoriety and culminated in an appearance by The Flakes at Toronto’s legendary Horseshoe Tavern.
Halifax, Nova Scotia-based The Flakes released their nine-track LP Elephant in the Room in November 2021 and work on Pink Jetstream started in April 2022—but not everyone in the band was ready to work on new music. The EP was intended to have a new song “Pink Jetstream” coupled with leftover songs from another recording session (album two sessions). In May 2022, the band parted ways with lead singer Tynan Moors. Within the freedom of a new lineup, Adam and Kyle shifted the direction of the EP, writing and recording new songs which would make up the Pink Jetstream EP.
“We wanted to make an EP to bridge the gap between the sound of Elephant In The Room towards the darker style we intend to explore with our second album,” says Adam. “Pink Jetstream is the step between. When Chase joined the band in June 2022, he wrote lyrics based on the working titles of each song, giving each song its own thematic value. With these lyrical elements, somehow Pink Jetstream became a kind-of concept album about space.
“Kyle and I always spend a lot of time going for walks, having smokes, and looking up to the sky,” Adam adds. “After watching jets and chem-trails on a pink sunset, Kyle came up with the idea of naming an EP Pink Jetstream and that thought never left my mind, serving as a huge inspiration for the song and EP. Funny enough, my musical goal for the song Pink Jetstream was to have a tune with a catchy guitar line, that could also change face and be super huge and energetic out of nowhere… In hindsight, I was inspired by the energy and catchiness of early 5SOS that I was (shamelessly) binging at the time.”
Singer-Songwriter Harry Hannah Captures the Bitter-Sweetness of a Breakup in “Baby Don’t Look Back”
Not all breakups are bitter, and sometimes you part ways wishing the other person the best even though it hurts like hell. Cobourg, Ontario-based singer/songwriter Harry Hannah captures a breakup’s bitter-sweetness with his easy-galloping, alt-country new single “Baby Don’t Look Back” – available now.
With mellow rhythm, a little bit of twang, and chock full of philosophical introspection, “Baby Don’t Look Back” tells the true story of a breakup Hannah went through years ago, knowing the whole time it would eventually have to end:
You always told me you’d be leaving soon
bum town just got nothing to do
there’s a world that’s been needing you
Cut the chains off and go let loose
“I was 23 coming to terms with love and loss. I had some dues to pay and time to spend, and so I wrote a new song,” Harry recalls, somewhat wistfully. “Her path was promising and moving quick. I really didn’t feel the same about mine, and I needed to sort my life out in Ontario – relocating out West wasn’t an option for me. She was bound to mountains, while I was bound to the Great Lakes.”
Harry still remembers sitting in a café in Cobourg called the Black Cat, pen scratching his notebook as he performed a sort of self-surgery, or his own therapy session, through the writing of this song on a windy Autumn morning, coffee and a blueberry scone at his side. “It was a transition that needed to be made,” he muses. “I knew I had to do my best to keep my head up, not get bitter and just be nice. These lyrics almost worked as a reminder to that.”
At the end of the song, Autumn turns to Winter, and the narrator finds some warm acceptance, if only by comforting himself with the thought of one day following his lost love: “Oh the sun falls on the dark ground / Oh I’m packing up my things and I’ll be coming for you now/ In my old Chev truck it’ll do real well/ I’ll find you in the mountains and we’ll run like hell.”
Harry Hannah is an independent folk singer/songwriter from the north end of Ontario’s Northumberland Hills – “The Cobourg Folkster,“ some have called him. Built with a rugged sense of charm, a lot to talk about, and a heart as soft as a Doberman’s chew toy, Harry has made a name for himself skinny-dipping by the riverside, running wild with the rabbits and wolves, and howling his sweet songs all the way from Cobourg to Alberta.
“Baby Don’t Look Back,” from his forthcoming album The Wild Side of a Feel Good Town, is available now.
Seal Announces 30th Anniversary North American Tour
GRAMMY award-winning global icon Seal will embark on a massive 30th Anniversary Tour across North America this spring, teaming up with longtime producer and trusted collaborator Trevor Horn, who will take on the role of musical director for the run of shows; additionally, Horn’s acclaimed new wave band The Buggles will be featured as special guest performers. The six-week run begins on April 25 in Phoenix, AZ at Arizona Financial Theatre and will make stops at famed venues such as the Beacon Theatre in New York, NY on May 23 and the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on June 7. It concludes at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, WA on June 12.
The 30TH Anniversary Tour will commemorate three decades of his landmark self-titled debut album Seal (1991) and eponymous follow-up Seal II (1994). He will be performing the records in their entirety for the first time, delivering a set highlighted by classic chart-topping anthems such as “Crazy,” “Future Love Paradise,” “Killer,” and “Kiss From A Rose.” Expect soul staples and standards peppered throughout the set, showcasing the full spectrum of his incredible repertoire.
Last fall, he reissued Seal as the 4-CD/2-LP SEAL: DELUXE EDITION complete with rarities, a 12”x12” hardcover book that includes never-before-published photos and liner notes courtesy of Jim Farber, a previously unreleased 13-track concert performance, and more, with all music impeccably remastered by Trevor Horn. The set has been widely acclaimed: American Songwriter celebrated the set’s “incredible dance remixes,” while Paste proclaimed it one of “The 20 Best Album Reissues of 2022,” writing, “Looking back three decades later, Seal’s combination of pop, funk, rock and dance hit harder than we might have realized at the time.”
Seal notably reached RIAA platinum status in the United States, cracking the Top 30 of the Billboard 200. In the UK, it earned a double-platinum certification and captured #1 on the UK Album Charts. Describing the magic of this debut, Pitchfork likened it to “a vast, multi-sensory explosion of color and texture, a voice giving voice to something beautiful.”
Don’t miss what promises to be an unforgettable tour in honor of this landmark epic. Be on the lookout for more from Seal in 2023.
SEAL 2023 TOUR DATES
Tuesday, April 25 / PHOENIX AZ / ARIZONA FINANCIAL THEATRE
Friday, April 28 / HOUSTON TX / BAYOU MUSIC CENTER
Saturday, April 29 / AUSTIN TX / BASS CONCERT HALL
Sunday, April 30 / DALLAS TX / MUSIC HALL AT FAIR PARK
Tuesday, May 2 / NEW ORLEANS LA / SAENGER THEATRE
Thursday, May 4 / CHARLOTTE NC / OVENS AUDITORIUM
Saturday, May 6 / ATLANTA GA / FOX THEATRE
Sunday, May 7 / LOUISVILLE KY / LOUISVILLE PALACE
Wednesday, May 10 / WASHINGTON DC / THE ANTHEM
Thursday, May 11 / PHILADELPHIA PA / THE MET
Friday, May 12 / BOSTON MA / BOCH CENTRE WANG THEATRE
Monday, May 15 / TORONTO ON / MASSEY HALL
Wednesday, May 17 / INDIANAPOLIS IN / MURAT THEATRE @ OLD NATIONAL CENTRE
Friday, May 19 / MINNEAPOLIS MN / ORPHEUM THEATRE
Sunday, May 21 / DETROIT MI / FOX THEATRE
Tuesday, May 23 / NEW YORK NY / BEACON THEATRE
Friday, May 26 / ST. LOUIS MO / STIFEL THEATRE
Saturday, May 27 / CHICAGO IL / CHICAGO THEATRE
Tuesday, May 30 / DENVER CO / BELLCO THEATRE
Friday, June 2 / LAS VEGAS NV / VENETIAN THEATRE
Saturday, June 3 / LAS VEGAS NV / VENETIAN THEATRE
Tuesday, June 6 / OAKLAND CA / PARAMOUNT THEATRE
Wednesday, June 7 / LOS ANGELES CA / GREEK THEATRE
Saturday, June 10 / PORTLAND OR / KELLER AUDITORIUM
Monday, June 12 / SEATTLE WA / PARAMOUNT THEATRE
ABOUT SEAL
Luke Combs to Perform for SiriusXM and Pandora in Phoenix
SiriusXM announced today that reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Combs will kick off football’s biggest weekend with an exclusive concert for SiriusXM and Pandora on Thursday, February 9 at the Arizona Financial Theatre in Phoenix.
The special concert, hosted by SiriusXM The Highway’s Storme Warren, will feature Luke Combs performing songs from his latest album Growin’ Up as well as fan favorites. Ahead of the concert, Storme Warren will sit down with Luke Combs for an exclusive interview to discuss his new music, touring, becoming a father and more.
The event will be open to SiriusXM subscribers and Pandora listeners. Fans can RSVP to attend the in-person show HERE.
The special performance will air live on SiriusXM’s The Highway (ch. 56) on Thursday, February 9 at 11:00 pm ET and will be available to stream on the SXM App. Luke Combs is a previous SiriusXM Highway Find, the highly sought-after spotlight platform on SiriusXM’s The Highway. Past Highway Find artists include Sam Hunt, Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce, Chase Rice, Cole Swindell, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, Maddie and Tae, and Maren Morris.
Listen to Luke Combs on Pandora HERE.
Luke Combs’ concert for SiriusXM and Pandora will feature several special elements courtesy of this year’s incredible lineup of brand sponsors including Advance Auto Parts, Discover, Fritos, GNC, LifeLock, Miller Lite, Quaker®, State Farm®, and T-Mobile. From free giveaways and branded in-show moments to one-of-a-kind photo opportunities, these sponsors will help offer fans an experience they’ll never forget.
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Eric Church Announces 27-Date The Outsiders Revival Tour
It’s a rite of passage for any music fan, seeing “The Chief” live in concert. Known for his marathon sets, the 2022 Billboard Music Awards’ Top Country Tour honoree Eric Church brings his critically acclaimed live show to new audiences in new ways this year, headlining outdoor venues throughout the summer with The Outsiders Revival Tour. Joining the man praised by POLLSTAR for “having already long established himself as one of the most successful touring country artists” across varying dates are Whiskey Myers, Cody Jinks, Jelly Roll, Ashley McBryde, Koe Wetzel, Lainey Wilson, Midland, Parker McCollum, Travis Tritt, Elle King and Paul Cauthen, plus Jackson Dean, Morgan Wade, Muscadine Bloodline, Shane Smith & The Saints, Hailey Whitters, Ray Wylie Hubbard and The Red Clay Strays.
“When I approach touring, I’m always inspired by a new experience, a new way to gather, to express ourselves sonically and visually. Whether it’s solo, in the round, double down; being able to bring a different perspective has always brought out our best creatively,” shared Church. “Well, we have never done an outdoor summer tour. Never headlined amphitheaters. Never brought a summer experience to your town that featured artists we want to share the summer with. Until now. See you in the season of sunshine with some fellow outsiders that shine brightest when the sun goes down.”
Eric Church 2023 Tour Dates
* denotes festival dates
April 14* Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Fort Lauderdale Beach Park Tortuga Music Festival
June 16* Central Point OR / Jackson County Expo. Rogue Music Fest Rogue Music Festival
June 17* Santa Rosa, Calif. / Sonoma County Fairgrounds Country Summer Music Festival
June 22 Milwaukee, Wisc. / American Family Insurance Amphitheater Elle King
June 23 Detroit, Mich. / Pine Knob Music Theatre Ashley McBryde, The Red Clay Strays
June 24 Cleveland, Ohio / Blossom Music Center Ashley McBryde, The Red Clay Strays
June 30 Charleston, S.C. / Credit One Stadium Parker McCollum, Morgan Wade
July 1 Virginia Beach, Va. / Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater Parker McCollum, Morgan Wade
July 7 Toronto, Ontario / Budweiser Stage Koe Wetzel, Shane Smith & The Saints
July 8 Pittsburgh, Pa. / The Pavilion at Star Lake Koe Wetzel, Shane Smith & The Saints
July 13* Minot ND / North Dakota State Fair North Dakota State Fair
July 14 Cincinnati, Ohio / Riverbend Music Center Travis Tritt, Muscadine Bloodline
July 15 St. Louis, Mo. / Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Travis Tritt, Muscadine Bloodline
July 28 Dallas, Texas / Dos Equis Pavilion Midland, Ray Wylie Hubbard
July 29 Austin, Texas / Germania Insurance Amphitheater Midland, Ray Wylie Hubbard
Aug. 4 Raleigh, N.C. / Coastal Credit Union Music Park Cody Jinks
Aug. 5 Bristow, Va. / Jiffy Lube Live Cody Jinks
Aug. 11 Indianapolis, Ind. / Ruoff Music Center Cody Jinks
Aug. 12 Chicago, Ill. / Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Cody Jinks
Aug. 13* Des Moines, Iowa / Iowa State Fairgrounds Jackson Dean
Aug. 18 Orange Beach, Ala. / The Wharf Amphitheater Lainey Wilson, Jackson Dean
Aug. 19 Orange Beach, Ala. / The Wharf Amphitheater Lainey Wilson, Jackson Dean
Aug. 25 Holmdel, N.J. / PNC Bank Arts Center Whiskey Myers
Aug. 26 Philadelphia, Pa. / Freedom Mortgage Pavilion Whiskey Myers
Sept. 8 Portland, Ore. / RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater Jelly Roll, Hailey Whitters
Sept. 9 George, Wash. / Gorge Amphitheatre Jelly Roll, Hailey Whitters
Sept. 15 Albuquerque, N.M. / Isleta Amphitheater Paul Cauthen, Hailey Whitters
Sept. 16 Phoenix, Ariz. / Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre Jelly Roll, Paul Cauthen
Sept. 22 Atlanta, Ga. / Ameris Bank Amphitheatre Whiskey Myers
Sept. 23 Charlotte, N.C. / PNC Music Pavilion Whiskey Myers
Sept. 29 West Palm Beach, Fla. / iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre Whiskey Myers
Sept. 30 Tampa, Fla. / MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre Whiskey Myers
Oct. 7* Bristol, Tenn. / Bristol Motor Speedway Country Thunder Bristol